Glossary
Linear PCM Sound (pages 12, 42, 54) | |||
A | Linear PCM is a signal recording format used for | ||
compression technology developed for the next | The | Audio CDs and on some DVD and | |
generation high definition optical disc format. | The | sound on Audio CDs is recorded at 44.1 kHz with | |
DVD upscaling (page 25) | and Video format. DVDs created in Video format | 16 bits. (Sound is recorded between 48 kHz with 16 | |
have the same format as a DVD video, while discs | bits and 96 kHz with 24 bits on DVD video discs and | ||
Upscaling (upconverting) refers to a function of | created in VR (Video Recording) format allow the | between 48 kHz with 16 bits and 192 kHz with 24 | |
various players and devices that enlarge the image | |||
contents to be programmed or edited. | bits on BD video discs.) | ||
size to fit the size of the screen of video equipments | |||
HDMI (page 16) | MP3 (pages | ||
such as a TV. | |||
DVD video (pages 9, 25) | HDMI | MP3 files are audio data compressed in the | |
interface that supports both video and audio on | MPEG1/2 Audio | ||
A disc format that contains up to eight hours of | a single digital connection. The HDMI connection | “.mp3” as extensions. | |
moving pictures on a disc the same diameter as | |||
carries standard to high definition video signals |
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a CD. A | |||
and | |||
4.7 GB; a double layer | such as HDMI equipped TVs, in digital form without | ||
single layer | one of the video data compression schemes, which | ||
degradation. | |||
is adopted for DVD videos and digital broadcasts | |||
Infrastructure mode (page 19) | |||
adopted for efficient video data compression. It is | worldwide. Some | ||
a variable rate technology that encodes the data to | Infrastructure mode is a wireless LAN |
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according to the status of the video for reproducing | communication format. This performs wireless | Multi Angle (pages | |
communication through an access point. | |||
in a | Interlace format | This is a feature of DVD and BD video discs. In | |
some discs, the same scene is shot from different | |||
allowing for a realistic audio presence. | |||
| Interlace format shows every other line of an image | angles, and these are stored in a single disc so you | |
as a single “field” and is the standard method for | can enjoy playback from each angle. (This function | ||
A | displaying images on television. The even numbered | can be enjoyed if the disc is recorded with multiple | |
Since contents can be recorded and cannot be | field shows the even numbered lines of an image, | angles.) | |
overwritten, a | and the odd numbered field shows the odd | Multi Audio (pages | |
or for storing and distributing video material. The | numbered lines of an image. | ||
JPEG (pages | This is a feature of DVD and BD video discs. This | ||
function makes it possible to record different audio | |||
Video format. DVDs created in Video format have | |||
the same format as a DVD video, while discs created | JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) is a still | tracks for the same video, so you can enhance your | |
image data compression format and is used in most | enjoyment by switching the audio. (You can enjoy | ||
in VR (Video Recording) format allow the contents to | |||
of digital cameras. | this function with discs recorded with multiple audio | ||
be programmed or edited. | |||
| tracks.) | ||
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